Food Fights Make A Mess In California District Courts

In recent months, a series of California district court cases have addressed motions to dismiss claims that defendants misled consumers with the words “all natural” on packaged foods. A divergence of opinion in those cases, and in cases challenging use of the term “evaporated cane juice,” has left potential litigants hoping the Ninth Circuit will serve up some certainty in these messy areas of food labeling.